He had started drinking, using recreational drugs and was depressed following the break-up, the court heard.

When he saw the pair together in the car Kane ‘snapped’ and launched the attack, using his car as a battering ram.

Kane is seen preparing to ram his wife's car

Judge Beverley Lunt, sentencing said: “It is very serious to use a car as a weapon. It creates a very grave danger and you have absolutely no control over what sort of damage or injury you could cause.”

He added: “Whatever pressures were on you in July last year, you were behaving in a dangerous and unhinged manner towards your ex partner, who had done absolutely nothing wrong apart from trying to get on with her life.”

He was also sentenced to seven months to run concurrently for dangerous driving and driving under the influence of cannabis and cocaine after he was stopped speeding in Morecambe on May 12 when he was late for a restaurant reservation with a date.

His defence lawyer, Marc Stephenson, told the court he has now realised he is not ready for a relationship and is remorseful.

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